On CBS, How I Met Your Mother earned a season high 3.8, up seven tenths from last week's 3.1 adults 18-49 rating. 2 Broke Girls scored a season high 3.0, up three tenths from last week's 2.7 adults 18-49 rating. Mike & Molly garnered a season high 2.6, up five tenths from last week's 2.1 adults 18-49 rating. Mom notched a 2.4, up half a ratings point from last week's series low 1.9 adults 18-49 rating. Intelligence earned a 1.5, up four tenths from last week's 1.1 adults 18-49 rating.

On ABC, The Bachelor notched a 2.5, up two tenths from last week's season low 2.3 adults 18-49 rating.

On NBC, Hollywood Game Night scored a 1.5, up from from last week's 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. A second episode garnered a 1.3, down two tenths from the series high 1.5 adults 18-49 rating last week's 9PM episode earned. The Blacklist earned a 2.5, up two tenths from last week's series low 2.3 adults 18-49 rating.

On FOX, the time period premiere of The Following fell to a series low with a 2.0 adults 18-49 rating, way down from last week's football-inflated 4.4 adults 18-49 premiere rating. Your predictions were too optimistic.

On The CW, Hart Of Dixie matched last week's 0.4 adults 18-49 rating adults 18-49 rating. Beauty And The Beast was flat with last week's 0.3 adults 18-49 rating.

Due to the nature of live programming the ratings for The State of the Union Address are approximate and subject to more than the typical adjustments. See below for more information on these Fast Affiliate Ratings.

NBC was the number one network in adults 18-49 while CBS was on top with total viewers.

On NBC, The Biggest Loser earned a season low tying 1.7, down two tenths from last week's 1.9 adults 18-49 rating.

On The CW, The Originals earned a 1.0, down a tenth from last week's 1.1 adults 18-49 rating. Supernatural scored a 1.2, up a tenth from last week's 1.1 adults 18-49 rating and matching its season high.

On FOX, Dads matched last week's 1.5 adults 18-49 rating.

At 9PM, The State of the Union Address earned a 1.1 on ABC (down a tenth from last year's 1.2) , 1.3 on CBS ( up from last year's 1.1) , 1.4 on NBC (down from last year's 1.6) and 1.0 on FOX (up from last year's 0.9). Note: national ratings for the State of the Union Address will be sustained by Nielsen as it ran without commercials.

Note: CBS and The CW were preempted in several markets due to NBA & NCAA Basketball coverage. Ratings for the CW and CBS may be inflated and subject to more than the typical adjustment in the finals.

FOX was number one in adults 18-49 and with total viewers.

On FOX American Idol earned a 3.8, down two tenths from last Wednesday's 4.0 adults 18-49 rating.

On NBC, Revolution tied its season low with a 1.3, down two tenths from last week's 1.5 adults 18-49 rating. Law & Order: SVU scored a 1.9, up a tenth from last week's 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. Chicago P.D. garnered a 1.7, up a tenth from last week's 1.6 adults 18-49 rating.

On ABC, Suburgatory garnered a series low tying 1.5, down three tenths from last week's 1.8 adults 18-49 rating. Super Fun Night scored a series low 1.3, down four tenths from last week's 1.7 adults 18-49 rating. Nashville earned a 1.5, up a tenth from last week's 1.4 adults 18-49 rating.

On CBS, Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials scored a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating, down a tenth from last year's special.

On The CW, Arrow scored a 1.0, up a tenth from last week's 0.9 adults 18-49 rating. The Tomorrow People earned a 0.6, up a tenth from last week's 0.5 adults 18-49 rating.

On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a 5.1 adults 18-49 rating, down from its last original's 5.7 adults 18-49 rating January 9. The Millers earned a 2.8, down half a ratings point from its last original's 3.3 adults 18-49 rating. The Crazy Ones earned a series low tying 1.9, down half a ratings point from its last original's 2.4 adults 18-49 rating. Two and a Half Men earned a series low tying 1.9, down half a ratings point from its last original's 2.4 adults 18-49 rating. Elementary matched the 2.0 it earned January 9.

On FOX, American Idol earned a 3.1, down three tenths from last Thursday’s 3.4 adults 18-49 rating. Rake garnered a 1.3, down four tenths from last week's 1.7 adults 18-49 rating.

NCIS will frequently get a larger total audience but nothing scripted comes close to Big Bang in demo ratings. The only televised program that gets a higher demo rating than Big Bang is Sunday Night Football.

I went by ratings. NCIS will routinely get 20+M viewers, but can score anywhere from 1.5-2.7, and can be #2 because a show with half the viewers gets 0.1 more.

And Sunday Night Football is sports. I just wanted to know if TBBT happened to be the only programming that's getting unheard-of ratings for modern TV. I mean, getting 5+? Sure maybe 20, 30 years ago that was common, but these days...? I wonder what the ad rates for for TBBT...

NCIS will frequently get a larger total audience but nothing scripted comes close to Big Bang in demo ratings. The only televised program that gets a higher demo rating than Big Bang is Sunday Night Football.

You are forgetting a little show called The Walking Dead. The last 8 episodes (season to date):

Cable ratings and broadcast ratings aren't apples to apples comparable. Ratings are based on percentages of available audience and those differ between broadcast and cable as the available audience for cable is less than that of broadcast television.

Cable ratings and broadcast ratings aren't apples to apples comparable. Ratings are based on percentages of available audience and those differ between broadcast and cable as the available audience for cable is less than that of broadcast television.

That wasn't the question asked. Worf asked about all shows on TV, not broadcast vs cable.

But does TWD have more viewers, or just higher ratings because the denominator in the fraction is lower?

More viewers in the target demographic. It had almost 8 million viewers 18-49 (about a 7 rating) for the recent mid-season finale, and over 12 million viewers total. It is regularly the #1 show across cable and network television and by far the highest rated cable show of all time.

But does TWD have more viewers, or just higher ratings because the denominator in the fraction is lower?

I'm not even sure Azlen's assertion is correct. AFAIK, a rating point is equal to 1.1-1.3 million viewers whether it is on network or cable. If it were based on the number of cable subscribers per channel, I think we'd see more inflated cable ratings as opposed to the paltry CW type numbers we see for cable shows.

I'm not even sure Azlen's assertion is correct. AFAIK, a rating point is equal to 1.1-1.3 million viewers whether it is on network or cable. If it were based on the number of cable subscribers per channel, I think we'd see more inflated cable ratings as opposed to the paltry CW type numbers we see for cable shows.

More viewers in the target demographic. It had almost 8 million viewers 18-49 (about a 7 rating) for the recent mid-season finale, and over 12 million viewers total. It is regularly the #1 show across cable and network television and by far the highest rated cable show of all time.

That's probably true for audience in the 18-49 dem but unless you know what audience size 1 rating point equals for both shows then you can't say for sure because they are different.
The total audience for Big Bang is definitely higher than 12 million as they approach 20 million on a regular basis.

NOTE: Due to the nature of live programming the ratings for FOX (Super Bowl, New Girl & Brooklyn Nine-Nine) are approximate and subject to more than the typical adjustments in the final numbers.

FOX was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers.

On FOX, The Super Bowl earned a preliminary 34.4 from 7-10PM down 13 percent from last year's 39.7 adults 18-49 rating. Of course, last year the game was not a blow out and a chunk of the broadcast wasn't counted due to a blackout in the stadium. Your predictions for the game's total viewers were too optimistic.

Update: The time-zone adjusted ratings are in. New Girl earned a series high 11.1 adults 18-49 rating from 10:23-10:54PM and was up 42 percent in adults 18-49 and 23 percent in viewers over last year's post-Super Bowl episode of Elementary. It was also up 13 percent in total viewers over the most recent post-Super Bowl half hour comedy, 2009's broadcast of The Office. New Girl was the highest rated scripted entertainment telecast on broadcast TV in 3 years, since FOX’s post-SuperBowl Glee (11.2 rating on 2/6/11) Brooklyn Nine-Nine scored a series high 6.7 adults 18-49 rating from 10:54-11:25PM. Your predictions for New Girl were a little pessimistic, but you accurately called Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

That's probably true for audience in the 18-49 dem but unless you know what audience size 1 rating point equals for both shows then you can't say for sure because they are different.
The total audience for Big Bang is definitely higher than 12 million as they approach 20 million on a regular basis.

I am not sure what you are trying to say. The Walking Dead outperforms BBT in the 18-49 demographic no matter the measure. It does have fewer total viewers, but that number is far less important. If total viewers were important, then CBS would be trouncing all of the other networks by a huge margin.

I am not sure what you are trying to say. The Walking Dead outperforms BBT in the 18-49 demographic no matter the measure. It does have fewer total viewers, but that number is far less important. If total viewers were important, then CBS would be trouncing all of the other networks by a huge margin.

A rating is the percentage of a potential audience that watches a show. A cable rating of 1.0 does not equal the same number of viewers as a broadcast rating of 1.0 because the size of the denominator for the two is different because the size of the potential viewers that could see the show is different. i.e. not everyone has cable or satellite.

A rating is the percentage of a potential audience that watches a show. A cable rating of 1.0 does not equal the same number of viewers as a broadcast rating of 1.0 because the size of the denominator for the two is different because the size of the potential viewers that could see the show is different. i.e. not everyone has cable or satellite.

I don't know that it actually is reported that way for cable and, even if it is, that would make the walking dead an even bigger winner with 7.7 million viewers 18-49. As it is, it is already bests BBT if you use the same denominator as is used for BBT ratings (i.e. a much larger denominator)